Encyclopedia of Prehistory: Published in Conjunction with the Human Relations Area Files: Volume 5: Middle America by Springer Science+Business Media (Hardback, 2001)

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The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically kwn cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth- covering the entire globe and the entire logical cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con- The Encyclopedia is organized accord- texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining eth- is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, techlogy, There are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are spatially contiguous over a rela- the regional subtradition entry, and the tively large area and which endure tempo- site entry. Each contains different types of rally for a relatively long period. Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for a major tradition can used in a different way.

Key Features

Publisher

Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication

31/12/2001

Language

English

Format

Hardback

ISBN-10

0306462591

ISBN-13

9780306462597

Subject

Archaeology

eBay Product ID (ePID)

94668491

Publication Data

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.

Content Note

biography

Dimensions

Weight

1460 g

Width

210 mm

Height

279 mm

Spine

32 mm

Credits

Edited by

Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine

Editorial Details

Format Details

Cloth over boards

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